Omniscient

Definition

Possessing complete or unlimited knowledge; knowing everything or all things. In religious contexts, omniscience is an attribute of God; in literature, an omniscient narrator has access to all characters' thoughts and events.

Example Usage

The omniscient narrator in the novel could reveal the secret thoughts of every character.

Origin

From Latin 'omni-' (all) + 'scire' (to know), combining to mean 'knowing all.'

Fun Fact

The concept of omniscience raises philosophical paradoxes about free will: if God knows everything, including future choices, can humans truly have free will?

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